title: Sepsis puerperalis caused by a genotypically proven cat-derived Pasteurella multocida strain.
abstract: We report a disseminated intrauterine Pasteurella multocida infection in a puerperal woman who could not remember any traumatic exposure to her cat. An oral swab taken from the cat, just 2 days after the patient's admission, grew Pasteurella multocida, with an PCR-fingerprinting pattern identical to the patient's isolate. Hand-washing after every contact with cats and dogs and if feasible separation of in-house pets from mother and infant should be applied to prevent this uncommon but serious occurrence of post-partum infections. To our knowledge this is the first case of Pasteurella multocida 'child-bed fever', with a genotypically identical strain isolated from the in-house cat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: van Zwam
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meis
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Melchers
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Steegers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology; D019818:Clavulanic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin